| Hounded | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Comedy-drama |
| Written by | Matt Brito Caimh McDonnell John Warburton Paula Hines |
| Starring | Rufus Hound Colin McFarlane Nadine Marshall Steven Wickham Eva Alexander Colin Ryan |
| Opening theme | "Goodbye Mr. A" by The Hoosiers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBBC |
| Original run | 11 June 2010 – September 2010 |
Hounded is a CBBC sitcom starring Rufus Hound. The comedian is chased through space and time by the evil Dr Muhahahaha, currently broadcast on Fridays on CBBC
Contents |
A typical episode starts with Rufus reluctantly getting out of bed and walking to the BBC Television Centre where he will be filmed as a co-presenter on the an episode of FunLab, a live science-based children's show. Every time he is introduced incorrectly by FunLab presenter Gill (calling him amongst others Randoff, Ricky, Randy and Richard). He begins presenting a different experiment, often related to the theme of the show, when his future self turns up and transports himself and Rufus into his time (at the park) and presents Rufus with a few ordinary objects, usually to his discontent.
Rufus is sucked into a parallel universe where television and movie special effects are part of everyday life. It's a world inhabited by evil but incompetent "genius" Dr Muhahaha, ruler of the Multiverse, who is trying to take over the Earth.
Dr Mu (as he is known for short) develops a serious grudge against Rufus, who finds an ally in his Future Self, who keeps cropping up to help him. In a series of fantastic adventures, Rufus is hounded across the known multiverse by Dr Mu and his irritatingly pedantic chief scientific advisor, Steve.
Developed by the team behind BBC Three's innovative sketch show The Wrong Door, Rufus must thwart Dr Muhahaha and find his way home. At the end of each adventure Dr. Mu rewinds time and Rufus crashes back into his own universe, finding himself back in his flat about to start the same fateful day again...